Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-26
ABE LINCOLN.
His Statue Unveiled In Chicago With
Imposing Ceremonies-An ELOQUENT
Tribute to His Memory.
The Industrial League Tell How to
Revive American Shipping
Efforts to Have Gould and
Sage Indicted.

CHICAGO, October 22.-The statue of
Abraham Lincoln was unveiled this after
noon in Lincoln Park in the presence of a
| large em5lage. Shortly before three
| O'Clock the booming of cannon startled the
crowd aud as the echoes died away over
the waters of Lake Michigan, Little Ape"
Lincoln. son Of Robert Lincoln, stepped up
to the base Of the flag which covered the
bronze figure OF his grandfather and pulled
tho rope which held the covering The
folds slowly unloosened and dropped down
at the base. As the tall, erect figure of
Abraham Lincoln shone brightly in the
sun which struggled through the clouds at
that moment. q tremendous shout rose
up from the five Thousand people assem-
bled, which was joined a moment later by
A RENEWED ROAR
from the cannon. Mr.. Thomas F. With
row, one of the trustees of the Bates fund,
out Of which the cost OF the statue was de-
frayed, formally presented it to Lincoln
Pork board, and Mr.. W. G. Goudy replied.
An Grafton was delivered by Hon Leonard
Swett. whose intimate political, social and
domestic relations with the great President
have made him one Of the hest Informed
men now living ON Lincoln's lie. Az a con-
densed biogra aphy Of Lincoln it has not
been excelied. Mr.. SWEET said in part:
LEONARD SWEETS GRAFTON.
The character OF Abraham Lincoln
sprarg up on American soil, and was of
American growth. 1t would not have been
possible for any other than al American or
any other civilization than our own to
have produced him. He was emphaticaliy
q child OF the republic and the product of
our institutions. He was of the people,
and he was the peoples. The most marked
characteristic of Mr.. Lincoln was his per-
sonal popularity. No one who knew him
ever knew another man like him. He
stands out from the whole world Of his
time isolatedard alone; his character was
that of
GREATNESS AND EXTREME SIMPLICITY.
Clothing to him was made for covering and
warmth TO the body aud not for orna ment.
He never in his life got the better OF his fel-
bowman in a trade; never loaned money
on interest. l never knew him but once to
borrow money or give his note. After
speaking at some length about Mr.. Lin
coins habit of inquiring into everything for
knowledge and his studies in middle age.
Mr.. SWEET continued: And herein may /
be permit ed to mention another very re.
markable and useful trait Of his character.
1t was that
MENTAL EQUIPOISE
which is disturbed at nothing and is
diverted by nothing. Although prosecnt.
ing the war simply from q sense OF duty
and not from q belief ia it's success, yet he
kept right on, and was neither depressed by
disaster nor elated by success. He seemed
to comprehend the magnitude OF the con-
test in which he was engaged more thor
oughly than anyone. In lhort he was the
strong man of the contest. and great men
at Washington learned to
GAIN RENEWED COURAGE
from his calmness to lean oD his great arm
for support" In conclusion, Mr.. Swett
said: 1--WE who have seen him. recognize
him in bis image OF bronze above us and re.
call his real presence. All we know is that
in all time hereafter, wherever the slave
shall groan under the lash and the poor
shall sigh for something better than they
have known, that his name will be honored
and his example initiated"